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Plasma entry into the distant tail lobes: ISEE-3

Journal Article · · Geophys. Res. Lett.; (United States)
ISEE-3 measurements indicate that a broad mantle-like boundary layer plasma often exists within the distant geomagnetic tail lobes at all latitudes, directly adjacent to the tail magnetopause. The presence of this boundary layer at large tail distances indicates that plasma from the magnetosheath often crosses the magnetopause locally along much of the length of the tail, and is evidence that the tail is ''open.''
Research Organization:
University of California, Los Alamos National Laboratory
OSTI ID:
6213459
Journal Information:
Geophys. Res. Lett.; (United States), Journal Name: Geophys. Res. Lett.; (United States) Vol. 11:10; ISSN GPRLA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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